Word: earnest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...chapter entitled "A Harvard Student," which is filled chiefly with extracts from Roger Wolcott's Class Day Oration in 1870, is still of great interest to us today. In it he names "enthusiasm of heart and earnest of mind" as the two qualities demanded in the manhood of the times, and enters a plea for the younger generation to take more interest in the duties of citizenship...
...November number of the Monthly has for its main article an essay by W. H. L. Bell '04, called "Maurice Hewlett: Impressions." The general effect produced by the essay is that of a clear cut, earnest effort in literary criticism, although its style might be improved by a simpler and less fantastic choice of words. Of the two stories in the number, "Old Parness," by L. M. Crosbie '04, presents a strong incident simply told, while "Her Kings," by V. Van M. Beede '04, contains rather too much French to be thoroughly enjoyable. "Our Contemporary Poets," by Ernest Bernbaum...
Photograph Committee--Edwin Walter Mills, Roxbury, Mass.; Walter Shuebruk, Dorchester, Mass.; Earnest Everett Smith, Foxboro, Mass...
...Fuller, is amusing in a way, but quite without quality. "The Model Farce," by T. Ybarra, is too extravagant for any discussion. "Billy's Outlaw," by P., shows some vivacity and novelty, but has an improbable ending. The magazine contains an enthusiastic book review and an earnest editorial...
...voice and the pose of his body he put a great deal of feeling into his work. Of those who won second prizes, Frantz spoke "The Extract from Lincoln's Second Inaugural" with sincerity and impressiveness. "The Truth of the Gospel" by Hill was especially clear, natural and earnest. In giving "Wyatt's Harangue to the London Crowd," Bynner was equally successful on a different type of speech, his delivery being animated and vigorous...